Not exact matches
Past Godin interns are a hall - of - fame lineup unto themselves, including bestselling
authors Ramit Sethi (of I Will Teach You to Be Rich fame) and Michael Parrish DuDell, who wrote Shark Tank: Jump Start Your Business; Harper Reed, chief technology officer for Barack Obama's 2012 re-election
campaign and, before that, CTO of the popular online startup Threadless; and well - known
crowdfunding expert Clay Hebert.
In this edited excerpt, the
author offers tips for getting the press to cover your
crowdfunding campaign.
Nathan Rose is the
author of this guest post and the founder of Assemble Advisory, an agency for companies wishing to pursue equity
crowdfunding campaigns, and the author of the book: Equity Crowdfunding: The Complete Guide For Startups and Growin
crowdfunding campaigns, and the
author of the book: Equity
Crowdfunding: The Complete Guide For Startups and Growin
Crowdfunding: The Complete Guide For Startups and Growing Companies.
With the features described above, KICKICO creates a synergized place for different audiences that did not interact before, such as creators of ICO and cryptocurrency projects and their backers, or creators of classical
crowdfunding campaigns and their backers who have never dealt with cryptocurrencies before,
authors of their projects and experienced army of advisors, moderators, designers, translators and other specialists all over the World.
Author David Kudler has launched a
crowdfunding campaign to help make Risuko the best book it can possibly be.
A successful
crowdfunding campaign will not only help
authors alleviate the financial risks of publishing, but it also will prove the market viability of their book project and help aspiring
authors establish their audience.
As the CEO of Insurgent Publishing, Tom Morkes has helped bestselling
authors Dan Norris, Jeff Goins and Jeff Lee Dumas market their books and has run a number of successful book
crowdfunding campaigns.
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Author Photo Shoot,
Crowdfunding Platform, Printing Discounts, Platform Strategy Session, National Top 10 Library or a National Top 10 Independent Bookstore sales
campaign, One - on - One sales presentation to 20 buyers and Librarians across North America, BookBar in Colorado will carry book with 100 % of sales going to
author, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assis
author, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assistance.
Just as selling books as a self - published
author relies heavily on marketing, so too does
crowdfunding one's
campaign need social media to get the word out.
While Common Mode has yet to explore that structure with its clients, the company has supported two
crowdfunding campaigns, one on Kickstarter and one on Pubslush, in order to help
authors fund the cost of production.
Here's another reason why
authors (especially self - pubbers or indie
authors) should consider a
crowdfunding campaign: it's a good litmus test to see how much you're REALLY willing to work on promoting your book.
Additionally, there are other
crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Rockethub where
authors can raise funds for book projects (Rockethub is similar to Kickstarter in that a
campaign deadline and target goal are set, however, the project leader is able to keep the funds even if the goal amount isn't reached by the deadline).
Happily, we're seeing more and more
authors make and even exceed their production and marketing budgets with their
crowdfunding campaign.
As we have been featured as a publisher on their site,
authors get an opportunity to work with us using the money they've raised during the
crowdfunding campaign.
One of Barbara's most compelling points is that a
crowdfunding campaign isn't just generating seed money for an
author but also readers: the donors to a writer's
crowdfunding effort are, presumably, going to become that
author's first readers.
A good
crowdfunding campaign can provide an
author with the capital and audience they need to be successful — all before they even put pen to paper.
For instance, Kim Hruba,
author of the novel, Elevator Girl, noted on her
campaign page on the
crowdfunding site, Pubslush, that donations would pay for «publishing consulting, editing, proofreading, e-book design & distribution, cover design, interior design & typeset, printing, and distribution consulting.»
Conducting a
crowdfunding campaign also provides
authors with many other benefits that can help to propel them to success once published.
A
crowdfunding campaign also allows for the
author to share their own story as well as describe their upcoming book.
A
crowdfunding campaign sets up an
author to be more prepared when entering the market and the more prepared, the better.
Jane Friedman interviews
author Bethany Joy Carlson about effective
crowdfunding campaigns for
authors.
Another up - and - coming novelist who is one of the youngest and more successful self - published
authors in the UK has recently launched his
campaign on the
crowdfunding site (disclaimer: Ben Galley is a client of BB eBooks).